On The Field Series: Bill Wise

Out of a desire for you to understand more of what we do we decided to invite the people on the field to tell you themselves. In these blogs you will hear from the hands and feet of our ministry as they tell you how their story intersects with CEDE Sports. 

Meet Bill Wise..

Bill serves as the Family Activities and Singles Minister at Central in College Station, TX. Q: How did you get connected with CEDE?

A: At the REACH Conference in Rockwall, Texas in 2017.  I struck up a conversation with one of the mentors from CEDE Sports and started to find out about what they do and I took a business card. At the conference we attended a few sessions taught by the staff of CEDE Sports and I realized this is something we need to take advantage of and have been rocking with them since.

Q: What has been the impact of your involvement with CEDE?

A: Our reach to coaches discipleship and accountability has vastly improved since. We have changed how we do our devotional times due to this relationship and seen kids and families grow because of it. Our meeting times with CEDE folks have been helpful in our development as ministers by seeing things from a different perspective.

Q: Why would someone in sports, Rec and fitness get involved with CEDE?

A: It is another tool in the toolbox for growth, guidance, ideas and support. Their knowledge and resources are something we couldn’t get somewhere else. They are able to assist us in seeing things from different perspectives, what has worked somewhere else and walking through the process of making things work here. I highly recommend them working with any sports ministry that wants to improve.

Reaching Out in Everyday Conversations

Everyday Conversations

We thought these words from Tim Brister's blog post "From Strangers to Missionaries" would be a helpful reminder to us all. Even though we aren't back to our normal everyday lives in many ways the Gospel work of a basic conversation is still a very present opportunity. Whether it be via zoom, a phone call, FaceTime or even in person from a distance. Now more than ever might be the time our neighbors really need the hope we have to offer through the truth and life of Christ.Please reflect on some points from Tim's post below - 

         Dwell Incarnationally

I know the term “incarnational” is debated in missiological circles. If you prefer another term, that’s fine. It’s the concept that’s important. By that, I mean it begins by us going to where they are. Drive-by evangelism sowing seed into the wind, not the ground. By dwelling with unbelievers, we are penetrating darkness and going where Christ is not named. When I was in college, that meant I held block parties on Wednesday nights on campus. When I was in seminary, it meant working at UPS and getting there early to hang in the “smoke shack” (while holding my breath for long periods of time). As a pastor in Southwest Florida, it means working 2-3 days a week in the community (I’m typing this at Dunkin Donuts). The point is making yourself accessible to unbelievers so that skin and flesh can be put to what is a “Christian.”

Engage Intentionally

If dwelling incarnationally is going where they are, engaging intentionally is starting where they are. That means they determine the topic of conversation. You enter on their terms. If they want to talk politics, sports, pop culture, or whatever (assuming it is not sinful, vulgar, etc.), then enter in. People will generally talk about what is most important to them, and intentional engagement means understanding what they focus on the most.

On the one hand, there is their context. These are matters outside of them, usually events, people, situations, or issues they relate to in one way or another. On the other hand, there is their subtext. These are matters within them, usually feelings, struggles, challenges, problems, or hurts. People will share both of them, sometimes at the same time. If they go with the subtext, you know they are inviting you into the story of their lives. Each conversation is a page in the narrative of their life story. Eventually, you want to connect their story with the story of the gospel, for only then will it have a happy ending.

Listen Attentively

Dovetailing off engaging intentionally is listening attentively. Most people talk about context or subtext matters but no one really cares enough to listen. The next person is waiting to one-up that with a better story or counterpoint in the conversation. Listening well means understanding not just what they are saying but why they are bringing it up. It also means taking notes (not at the moment but writing them down later), remembering names and previous conversations. When people know you care enough to listen well, their appreciation will lead to future permission.

Ask Provocatively

By asking questions, you are not only validating your listening and understanding, you are inviting more participation. You are encouraging them to engage their own thoughts, convictions, feelings, and presuppositions with questions which are not necessarily confrontational but sometimes subversively so. Asking questions may lead to them inviting you to provide an answer to your own questions, assuming they will not have thought it through or simply don’t have an answer. The “What if” or “Have you ever considered” questions come to mind a lot.

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Handling Stress In Chaotic Times

When Chaos Reigns

2020 isn't over yet but it seems as if we have all had our fair share of stress to last the next decade. But putting up the Christmas Tree and calling it a year isn't going to rid us of the low-level anxiety fever that most of us have been running. So what will help? How do we handle the stress when a global pandemic and all it's ramifications meets up with our everyday trials? These days were already ordained for us before the world was created. How does our worldview match up with or affect our response to these chaotic times?

Calling for Counsel

Palmer Trice is a close friend of CEDE Sports and our leadership has known and benefited from his wisdom and counsel personally and professionally. In our mentoring the last few months we have observed the stress and turmoil not only because of Covid but all the issues associated with it. In an effort to help we thought it would be strategic to have Palmer share some insight and farm some questions during a free webinar that we offered. We recorded that webinar and have provided it here for you to watch. We are are praying it will be a helpful reminder and resource for you! [embed]https://vimeo.com/481014437[/embed]

More Info On Our Webinar Guest Speaker:

Palmer Trice, MDIV, Minister Of Community DiscipleshipPalmer Trice founded The Barnabas Center in 1989 and serves today as Minister of Community Discipleship.  He leads the proactive side of the ministry, using his teaching, training and mentoring gifts to take the hope of the gospel into the community in general and the local church in particular. Prior to founding The Barnabas Center, Palmer spent 10 years on staff with Young Life and also served as minister of discipleship at a church in Charlotte.Palmer is an ordained Presbyterian minister and graduate of Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California. He received his bachelor’s degree in history from Washington and Lee University. Palmer is married to Lynne, has three children and has been in Charlotte since 1979. In his spare time, he enjoys golf, tennis, walking and reading.   

On The Field Series: Taylor Price

Out of a desire for you to understand more of what we do we decided to invite the people on the field to tell you themselves. In these blogs you will hear from the hands and feet of our ministry as they tell you how their story intersects with CEDE Sports. 

Meet Taylor Price..

Q: How did you get connected with CEDE?

A: I came to Olive Baptist Church in Pensacola, FL in 2018 from a career in banking. I was passionate, but truthfully I was just trying to keep my head above water. I got connected with CEDE through the Reach Gathering in 2019. The wisdom and support offered by the guys at CEDE came highly recommended from other sports ministers in attendance. At that point I got connected and the rest is history.

Q: What has been the impact of your involvement with CEDE?

A: CEDE has provided a fresh breath of air during the day in and day out grind that sports ministry can sometimes be. I believe sports ministers are to think like astronauts, how can we get to the moon? However, the administrative work can make us feel more like potato farmers, does this dirt look good enough to plant my next potato in? CEDE has allowed me to take my eyes off of the gritty details for a moment, and to shoot for the moon. For example, good coaches have always been hard to come by, and in my time before CEDE I would find myself struggling through the process of finding enough coaches. Ken helped me to lay out a better Mission, Vision, and Philosophy so not only can I find coaches, but I can invest in them so they buy in, and come back season after season.

Q: Why would someone in sports, Rec and fitness get involved with CEDE?

A: CEDE can help you fix your eyes on the big picture, most importantly on Christ, so that every aspect of what you do in sport ministry, and in life (these things overflow), can come from a Gospel-saturated worldview. Some of the best conversations I've had with Ken have not been ministry related as much as life related. At the heart of it, these guys will genuinely care for not only your ministry but for you as an individual, and having another person in your corner as we run this race for Jesus can make all the difference in the world.

On The Field Series: Jenny Young

Out of a desire for you to understand more of what we do we decided to invite the people on the field to tell you themselves. In these blogs you will hear from the hands and feet of our ministry as they tell you how their story intersects with CEDE Sports. 

Meet Jenny Young..

Q: How did you get involved with CEDE Sports?A: I discovered CEDE Sports early on when it was CSO Sports which propelled me in learning about sports outreach ministry. I did this by taking leadership classes and being involved in internships within the church. Being able to both learn within the church context and the classroom, helped prepare me for my future in sports ministry. CEDE was exactly what I was looking for!  I am so grateful for their unwavering leadership, mentorship and discipleship. My involvement started back in 2005 in Charlotte, NC where it then led me currently to Brownsburg, Indiana at Connection Pointe Christian Church with the sports and fitness ministry. I graduated through the leadership center of CEDE Sports in 2007 with two other ladies who are some of my best friends to this day.Q: What has been the impact of your involvement with CEDE Sports?A: Cede Sports = Family. It is about relationships within the church and with you. Their desire to see you mentored, equipped and challenged as a person outweighs any program. CEDE helped form my understanding of relational outreach along with being a Gospel-Centered ministry. The relationships with other sports outreach ministry leaders and understanding of how to connect with each other is invaluable.Q: Why would you recommend someone in sports, rec & fitness ministry get involved with CEDE?A: Without the leadership, mentorship, and friendship of CEDE Sports, I would not be the person I am today. They have taught me about sports, life and Truth. Keeping the Gospel at the center of my life and ministry. Those go hand in hand. CEDE Sports is a family and families take care of each other. You are not on your own with CEDE Sports and the experience I have gained both personally and professionally is beyond measure. 

Proven Effects of Gratitude

Written by Ken Cross, Church Mentor at CEDE Partners – an Initiative of CEDE Sports

Proven Results

Thankfulness and Gratitude has been proven to increase the performance of teams and individuals – Do you believe it?In addition to mentoring Sports Ministers, I am also the team chaplain for two collegiate basketball teams here in Charlotte, NC. As you know 2020 is a crazy year for college teams. Before their season started I sent the following quick note to encourage them. For context, one team cannot go to the college campus yet because the school is all virtual until January and the other team is in a bubble and I cannot visit them. Take the truths below that I wrote for them and let them speak to you too! Here at the beginning of a school year when so many questions are swirling in our heads:

•     What will our schedule look like? 
•     Am I putting myself at risk for potential illnesses? 
•     Will we fly in a plane this year? 
•     Are bus rides safe?
•     Will there be fans in the stands?

I have some good news for you. Recent studies have proven that if you have gratefulness for what you do have, life all around is better. That catch phrase, “Attitude of Gratitude” now actually means something.In the book, Theoretical Approaches to Multicultural Positive Psychological Interventions*, Dr. Nicole Gabana states the following: “Some of these benefits include increased life satisfaction, social connectedness, positive affect, resilience, altruism, better quality of sleep, and reduced psychological distress. Specifically, in the athletic population, recent research has shown that athletes who have higher levels of gratitude also report greater social support, life and sport satisfaction, team cohesion, and lower levels of burnout.”This got me thinking – which is dangerous, I know – what is the opposite of “thankfulness”. My first thoughts flowed toward “entitlement mentality”. 

Entitlement Mentality

Entitlement Mentality (EM) is defined as the state of mind that you are owed something when most people around would beg to differ. The most toxic expression of entitlement mentality is the gap between egotism and reality. Everyone seems to agree that until you get rid of it, you will have difficulties achieving what you want to achieve and it’s unlikely that you will maximize your true potential.Four common characteristics of someone with “EM” are:

1. Giving Little Recognition to Others because that is not my job.
2. Talking Too Much because they are convinced that what they have to say is much more important … and anyway "ya’ll owe me attention!”
3. Ignore Others Opinions
4. Interrupt, Deny, Pontificate

Think how our team can be negatively affected by this! Do you feel you are entitled to a certain amount of playing time?  Do you thank those that serve you? Do you listen to others or is your music more important than teammates? Have you ever thanked your family for helping you on your path to this school?

Listen To Scripture

As your Chaplain, let me remind you these studies and definitions simply reinforce what the Bible says:"Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus." 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 "Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise — the fruit of lips that openly profess his name. And do not forget to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased." Hebrews 13:15-16 One of the best things about thankfulness is that the more you choose it, the easier it gets. The more you profess gratitude, the more you notice things to be grateful for. The thankfulness muscles respond to exercise!Let’s flex our “Thankfulness Muscles!” Please be assured I am praying for you! *Gabana, Nicole. (2019). Gratitude in Sport: Positive Psychology for Athletes and Implications for Mental Health, Well-Being, and Performance. 10.1007/978-3-030-20583-6_15. pp.345-370 (Asst. Professor of Sports Psychology at FSU)Clip of this research: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBd2hWae-dE 

Restore, Reorient, Rejoice!

Written by Bob Schindler, Executive Director of CEDE Partners – an Initiative of CEDE SportsMany friends reached out to me after my sabbatical that I recently took to see how it went."How did your sabbatical go?" This is a question I enjoy answering, for God did great things over the two months.

“Great is the Lord and most worthy of praise; his greatness no one can fathom.One generation will commend your works to another, they will tell of your mighty acts.They will speak of the glorious splendor of your majesty –and I will meditate on your wonderful works….They will celebrate your abundant goodnessAnd joyfully sing of your righteousness.”Psalm 145:3-7

As I outline some of what God did over these couple of months, my hope is that it would cause you to meditate on the wonderful works God is doing in your life and to join with me in celebrating God’s goodness.

The Good Shepherd Guides

I chose to use Psalm 23 as my general template for the sabbatical. With that template, I looked to the Lord, as my Good Shepherd, to:

• Lead me beside quiet waters and into green pastures to RESTORE my soul
• Guide me in paths of righteousness – to REORIENT my future direction
• Set a table before me in the presence of my enemies, to anoint my head with oil, tooverflow my cup – to bring me to deep REJOICING

My regular rhythm included an extended time of worship, several hours of prayer/reflection/journaling, with most afternoons filled with study and prayer. The highlight of my reading was Gentle and Lowly by Dane Ortlund (highly recommend it) and, of my study, Matthew 11:28-30 and 2 Timothy. I have over 90 typed pages of notes from the two months. To say it was rich and restorative is an understatement. To try to condense all that God did in a few sentences feels almost like a disservice.

What I can say is..

On RESTORATION - The Lord pointed out four areas in my heart that needed to be restored. I was carrying PAIN and SHAME from the past that he made clear it was time to let go. I also had more recent DOUBTS and STRESS that he resolved or eased.On REORIENTATION - The Lord expanded this reorientation perspective beyond just CEDE Sports to my whole life. He made it clear that I am to express more leadership into every area – like my marriage, my family, my role at work, and my role with the adult fellowship class at my church that I help lead.Specifically, this doesn’t mean do more but to give more vision and equip others more with the gentleness and humility that would reflect Jesus Christ’s heart toward his body.On REJOICING - The Lord impressed upon me the gift of this sabbatical throughout the two months. I see clearly the ways his goodness has poured out to me throughout my life, especially his goodness in the gospel and making me a part of His Story. I was reminded that I was one who was “dead in our trespasses and sins…but because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions” now to be “God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we would walk in them.” Ephesians 2:1-10

The Good Shepherd Speaks

The surprise from the time was how much I was renewed to the joy of hearing the Lord speak. I began the sabbatical being reminded in John 10 that the “sheep listen for his (the Good Shepherd’s) voice. He (the Good Shepherd) calls his own sheep by name and leads them out…and his (The Good Shepherd’s) sheep follow him because they know his voice.” I ended the sabbatical being reminded from John 8 that “he who belongs to God hears what God says.” I long, we all long, to hear the voice of the Good Shepherd. There is something deeply intimate, restorative and empowering when we do. Several times during the sabbatical I experienced this. I don’t mean I heard God speak audibly. What I experienced was the Spirit of God illuminating the Word of God in a way that made that Scripture real, personal, and alive. This stirred my longing to experience this more often. In understanding that longing, I realized the need to slow down enough to hear his voice, the voice of my heart, and the interaction between the two. I hope to maintain a remnant of the rhythms I adopted during the sabbatical as they fit into more of my normal rhythms. My desire is to hear and understand the voice of God, the voice of my heart, and the interaction between the two.I hope this gives you a glimpse of God’s goodness over the last two months. Please let me know if you are interested in knowing more. I’d enjoy talking about it with you. This time away was incredibly formative and I don't think I will ever be the same because of it.

Making Pandemic Lemonade

Written by Ken Cross, Church Mentor at CEDE Partners – an Initiative of CEDE Sports

Our Present Reality

We have all heard about making lemonade out of lemons. This phrase tells us to take an adverse situation and turn it around for your benefit and especially for the benefit of others. The Covid 19 pandemic has certainly been tough on sports ministers. Some that I personally work with, have had to take different roads in the ministry of the church such as:  media work, “Cares Act” guru helping the church get two or more months of salaries, or facing the reality of being reduced to only part time. Your situation might be similar to these. There are many unanswered questions ahead as we wonder how school is going to happen, and if we can restart our ministries without compromising safety. 

Lessons from the Past

When the Black Death of the Bubonic plague of London was devastating Europe in 1665, Cambridge University shut its doors and professor Isaac Newton was forced to stay at home. During his sequester, he invented calculus, parts of optic theory, and allegedly while sitting in his garden, he witnessed an apple fall from a tree, which inspired all of our understanding of gravity and the laws of motion. Now that is sweet lemonade!Jesus had gathered very large crowds of hungry people in Matthew 14 and 15. With no restaurants in sight, He used these moments to teach His disciples that He was enough in every situation. Is Jesus enough for your situation? What is God wanting to do? And what is He desiring for you during this time?

Considering the Future

Is now the time to re-evaluate your calling to ministry? Are you called or are you just doing a job? From my experience those who are intrinsically called and motivated by God will persevere through the hard times.  The “hirelings,” those that have entered by the wrong gate for the wrong reasons, will find what else it is that God has for them!Is now a time to re-evaluate your present ministry? To make plans for the future? Since you have been able to reflect during this time and perhaps see those proverbial apples fall from the trees! At CEDE Sports we have tools and mentors to help you do just that. One of the tools is called The Wheel (see the image below).Ephesians 2:10 says, “For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” So assuming you are a believer, God has prepared plans just for you! What a great promise! That is lemonade that is always sweet! I believe since God put Adam to work before the Fall that He was showing us that there is nothing sinful about work. Even now God is preparing to do His kingdom work in the new Heavens and the new Earth. Preparation is underway. Take a positive perspective on this pandemic,  seek God, and pursue His prepared good work for you! 

Sports as a Laboratory

Overflow

Human beings are complex, our actions even when thoughtless are not random. We speak and also act out of the abundance that is in our heart (Luke 6:45). There are many arenas in life that are the proverbial "squeezing of the sponge", ringing out what is already inside of us. In some scenarios we merely see a trickle of our hearts desires and motives, but other arena's can bring about a gushing display of what is going on inside of us. Sports, in all its varying levels of competition and fields, courts or stadiums, has the potential to produce this gushing display. One could refer to this phenomenon as the Laboratory of Sports. Bob Schindler recently wrote an article for Faith Driven Athlete exploring this very topic. A synopsis of this article is below, highlighting the key points. (Link to the full article here)

The Laboratory of Sports

I was playing basketball one Monday night at the church we were attending after recently moving to Charlotte, NC.  A long rebound came my way, I went racing down the court to make the game winning basket, insuring we would be on the court for another game.  Just as I was about to lay the ball in, I got pushed from behind with the hardest push I had ever experienced in my basketball days.  I flew into the unprotected concrete block wall.  Fortunately, I caught my balance and cushioned my fall.  I was shaken but wasn’t hurt.

Under my breath, I muttered, “I will take him out the next time down the court.”  The opportunity to fulfill that vow came as he moved to my left to drive to the basket with the ball.  I stuck out my left knee to block his path, purposely trying to trip him.  He went sprawling to the floor.  No words were exchanged.

As I went to the sidelines to await the next game, I had the thought, “What was that about Bob?”  I knew God was probing.

As I examined and dialogued with Him, it quickly became clear that my anger at the opposing player was disproportionate to the incident.  What he did was wrong, but I was seething.  I knew from experience to probe further.  But first, I had to apologize.

Lab Results

After that night, I reflected on my anger.  I had learned that anger is always a secondary emotion.  There are always other emotions beneath the anger, something more vulnerable, harder to admit and embrace.  Going further down, I came to see that the move had exposed some vulnerability in me.  In that vulnerability, I was afraid about what the future held for me and my family.  In addition, I was also grieving what we left behind.

Former UCLA Coach John Wooden famously said, “Sports don’t build character.  They reveal it.”  Wooden didn’t stop there though. Wooden would then use sports to “rebuild” what is “revealed.”  His famous Pyramid of Success is built on that revealing and rebuilding.

I like to think of sports as a laboratory.  A lab is a safe environment in which to experiment. In these safe experiments, things come to light, things are revealed.  Lessons learned here can be applied to a much broader context than the lab.

That night the laboratory of basketball revealed my anger.  It was already there before that night.  God used basketball to show it to me and expose it to others!  Once out, I could examine it and learn.

From there, I could turn to God, find comfort and then move on in trust.  God used basketball to not only reveal but build my character.

A Matter of Perspective

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Written by Bob Schindler, Executive Director of CEDE Partners – an Initiative of CEDE Sports

More Congregations are Utilizing SR&F Outreach Ministry*

“Sports ministry in local churches is on the decline.”

I don’t remember when I first heard this assertion, but it has certainly been around for at least the last 10 years, since the Great Recession.  

Proponents of this perspective point to the following:

• Churches getting out of sports ministry 
• Sports ministries that serve local churches experiencing ongoing decline in the churches using their services
• Denominations reducing their efforts (or even eliminating them) to promote sports ministry
• National efforts to support the sports ministry movement closing their “doors”

While these claims have verifiable data, they represent only part of the picture. Before one can make the assertion that the number of churches doing sports ministry is on the decline there is another piece of the equation we must identify.  That is how many churches are getting into sports, rec and fitness during the same time frame considered when discussing churches getting out of it. 

Estimations

We can only be certain of this “net effect” when we know both the churches getting out and churches getting into the SRF movement.  

While I am not aware of any research to identify this plus number, there are some indicators that provide helpful insights.  According to research in 2010

• 36% of all churches have a sports and fitness initiative – either team sports, fitness activities or exercise classes 
• That number increased to 40% for evangelical churches 

If there are at least 350,000 churches in the USA with a conservative estimate of 80-100,000 of those being evangelical, this means that somewhere between 32,000 evangelical churches and 126,000  overall churches in the USA are involved in the SRF movement!!!

I recognize this is just one data point and doesn’t demonstrate any trend, but I point this out for us to get a better idea of the scale of the churches involved in the SRF movement.  When I got involved in the broader SRF movement in 2003, I heard estimates that were in the thousands. Now we have real research that tells us that number is at least in the tens of thousands and may actually get to a hundred thousand.  

The estimate – thousands to maybe ten thousand.

The actual – tens of thousands to maybe one hundred thousand.  

Encouraging Findings

I was way off in my estimation, and others were way off in theirs as well.  I am really astounded, a little humbled and also encouraged by this realization.  If this is true, this means there were lots and lots of churches in the US that are doing SRF ministry that no one really knows about.  

My own personal experience validated that reality.  I have the privilege of traveling and interacting with those in the SRF movement in a number of different regions in the US.  In those travels, I regularly run into churches who have been doing SRF ministry for some time yet have no contact with other churches, sports ministry organizations, or broader movement efforts.  

Building, Expanding

I also regularly find churches that are getting into SRF ministry, not getting out.  Churches that are building gyms/fitness facilities/fields to facilitate that ministry.  Churches that are hiring staff to develop that ministry for the first time.  

It is true that there are churches getting out of SRF ministry, but there are also churches out there that believe in the power and value of SRF ministry.  

Furthermore, if we think about 

• The growing interest in fitness and the growing involvement in fitness ministry by churches over the last 10-15 years 
• The developing work by churches among immigrants and refugees through sports, rec, and fitness
• The missional efforts of churches to send coaches, parents and players into community sports leagues

It is even possible to imagine a net positive effect on the number of churches involved in SRF ministry.  

While there is a need for more specific research on this net effect, with all that I have outlined in in mind, I would ask you to expand your perspective and consider a very different possibility for, a very different picture of, the status of SRF ministry in the USA.  I would ask you to look for signs of these encouraging trends.  They are all around us.  Look around for those churches who are starting SRF ministry or already doing it and who are not connected with other churches or any of the national SRF efforts.  Find them and help them get connected.  

Lastly, tell others what you find.  This different picture gives those of us invested in the SRF movement reasons for real encouragement and hope for the future.  

This is the perspective I have adopted and hope you will too. SRF ministry in local churches is on the rise!!!

 *I have shared these ideas on several occasions.  At Dr. Greg Linville’s request, I wrote this article for his book The Saving of Sports Ministry – The Soteriology of Sports Outreach available here.

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